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T PI E FIELD 
COUBSING FIXTUBES. 
( Weather permitting.) 
OCTOBER, 1854. 
PLACE. 
DATE. 
JUDGE. 
Antrim 
Wiltshire Champion (Ayles- 
11 
ifi, &c. 
17 
’ 18 nd 19 
18 and 19 
19 
25 and 36 
96 
Mr. Owen. 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Warwick. 
Mr. Dunlop 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. A Bennett 
Mr. Lawrence. 
Mr. Norval 
Mnrkct Weigliton ( Yorkshire 
The Baron Ilill (Beaumaris 
Blackpool (Lancashire) 
Caledonian Open (Lanark) . 
Dairy and N. of Ayr-hire , . , 
N. Berwick and Dirleton (Ber 
8. Lancashire Open (South 
26 anil 27 
26, Ac. 
Scooton (York) 
NOVEMBER. 
1.2, and 3 
2 and 3 
2 and fol. days 
6 and 7 
7. &c 
9. 10, and 11 
9 and 10 
13 
16 
20 
22 and 23 
22 and 23 
28, 29. and 30 
Not fixed 
Mr. McGcorge 
Mr. Watson 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Lawrence 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Nightingale 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. A. Bennett 
Mr. Warwick 
Itidgway (Lancashire) 
Nitlisdule aud Galloway Open 
CardingtonClubi Bedfordshire) 
Spelthome Puppy Cup ( Wilts) 
Altcar Club (Lancashire) — 
Newmarket Open 
Caledonian St. Leger( Lanark) 
Ashdown Park Champion 
(Berkshire) 
Suudorne (Salop) 
CUatsworth Open(Derbyshire) 
Newcastle, Northumberland, j 
and Durham 
Coquetdale(Northuinberlandi j 
DECEMBER. 
Biggar Club (Lanark) 
Kidgway (Lancashire) 
Spelthome (Middlesex) 
5 
7 and 8 
7 and 8 
14 
Mr. Lawrence 
JANUARY, 18S8. 
Biggar Club (Lanark) 
The renewed trial between 
North-Western and South- 
Western Coursers, at Ly- 
tliarn (Lancashire) 
23 
29 and fo). days 
FEBRUARY. 
Spelthome (Wilts) 
Newmarket Open 
Biggar Champion (Lanark) . 
Baron Hill, Beaumaris (Angle- 
scu) 
7, 8, and 9 
12 
13 
Mr. Lawrence 
MARCH. 
Caledonian Open (Lanark) .. 
Biggar Open (Lanark) 
Ridgway (Lancashire) 
5 
17 
CASTLEDILLON (Co. ARMAGH) COURSING MEETING. 
Friday, Sep. 29, 
Judge.— Wm. Owbns, Esq. 
The Puppy Stales of 1 sov. each. 
Mr. Anderson's Vivid heat Mr. Fox's Billy the Beau. 
Jellett's Ace of Hearts beat Mr. Wiltshire's Derby (after on undecided 
course). 
Lord Lurgan's Lady Frances beat Mr. Winder’s Woodbine (after on 
undecided course). 
Mr. Lindsay's Lucy Neale ran a bye. 
Mr. Anderson’s Vengeance beat Mr. Lindsay's Linnot (after two unde- 
cided courses). 
Mr. Anderson's Wateblight ran a bye. 
Lord Lurgan's Fancy ran a bj c. 
Second Ties. 
Ace of Hearts beat Vivid. 1 Lady Frances beat Lucy Neale. 
> aucy beat VeDgcance. | Watch) ight ran a bye. 
77iinJ Ties. 
Lady Frances beat Aco of Hearts. | Watchlight beat Fancy. 
Deeuling Course. 
Lord Lurgan's Lady Frances by Loner, out of Bonnie Rose, beat Mr. An- 
derson's Watelilight, and won the stokes. 
The Alt-aged Stales of 2 soys. each. 
Lord Lnrgan’s Rossie beat Mr. Fox's Waiter. 
Mr. Fox's Lady Less ran a bye. 
Mr. Lindsay’s Ludolph beat Mr. Gray's Leda (after an undecided course). 
Lord Lurgan's Bessie beat Mr. Lindsay’s Warrior. 
Captain Carleton's The Deformed beat Mr. Christie's Ali Bey. 
Mr. Jellett's Pilot beat Captain Carleton's The Knight, 
Second Ties. 
Lady Bess beat Rossje. I The Deformed beat Pilot. 
Ludolph beat Bessie. 
Third Ties. 
Lady Bess beat Ludolph. | The Deformed ran a bye. 
Deciding Course. 
Mr - £? x> * 1<ad - v by Waiter, out of Busy, beat Captain Carleton's 
The Deformed, and won the stakes. 
SPORTING MISCELLANEOUS. 
Mr. Roche lias advertised for 6ale liis entire stud, ivliich 
includes The Bedouiu, Cavalier, The Dasher, &c., at Dycer’s, 
on Saturday next (this day week). 
Important to Race Committees.— The following para- 
graph is to he found amongst the rules and conditions of the 
Johnstown (County Kilkenny) races, which earne off mi Mon- 
day and Tuesday last. It is a gem in its way : — “ Any horse 
stopping at any hotel, the proprietor not paying £2 10. to 
the fund, to carry 141b. extra; such as stop at any other 
house, the proprietor not paying 1 sov., to carry the like 
extra weight. Shopkeepers who ore in the habit of Bending 
goods to those races, and who have refused subscribing, may 
expect that their cars or goods will not be admitted 'into 
the course.” To give an idea how the first clause worked on 
the nerves of the owners of horses, we may state that 
exactly six animals, the property of three different persons, 
were brought out to compete for the several events. How 
the poor shopkeepers got on our correspondent does not in- 
form us ; but in all probability, on arriving at the gap, if 
they refused paying in their quota to the funds, their " airs 
or goods” were sent to the right-about by those blessed 
Worthies (the race committee), quite regardless of how the 
“ inner man” of the vast multitude present would have 
fared during the entire d.iy. Hear this, Mr. Dorling, of 
Epsom, and all caterers for sport throughout England and 
Ireland, and answer is not that the way to fill your coffers, 
and insure a good entry of horses for the future ? 
A Reminiscence of Old Coaching Days. — On all the 
great high roads of England there is some houses that wus 
famous for something. At Hartley -row it used to be Btewed 
carp ; at Godaiming, a spatchcock ; at Sittiugbourne, veal 
cutlets ; trout at St. Albans ; the sauce to eat it with — good, 
also, for rump-steaks — at Bedford ; mutton and chickens — 
marred, however, by too much matrimony — at Burford 
Bridge ; eels at Watford ; spiced beef at Grantham ; and so 
on of the rest. “ The Castle” at Marlborough was celebrated, 
I soon found, for what you seldom get in perfefction any- 
where out of Normandy ; a roast capon. The rearing of 
capons appears to have been practised time out of mind at 
Marlborough, for Camden tells us that every freeman on his 
admission to the guild was bouud to present the mayor 
with a couple of greyhounds, two white capons, and a white 
bull. — Dickens's Household Words. 
Hares. — In answer to the enquiry of a correspondent, who 
asks if “ a hare, when hotly pursued by a greyhound, will 
suddenly tack off and run in a contrary direction,” we extract 
the following from “ Blaine’s Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports" : 
— " A hare generally, it is said, describes a circle in her 
flight, larger or smaller, according to her strength. . . . 
Besides running the foil, they frequently make doubles, 
which is going forward to tread the same steps back again, 
on purpose to confuse their pursuers ; and the same manner 
in which the first double is made they mostly continue, 
whether long or short.” 
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 
MODM. BYB* | MOBY. BVBB. 
Ort. 7 . Saturday a 30. .... 8.37 Oct. 11, Wcdneidsjr. . 4 47 5, 6 
8, SiuiiIa) 3. 6 3.24 .. 19. Thursday 4.89 5.48 
„ 0, Monday 3.40 3.57 18, Friday A 9 096 
10, Tuesday 4.15 4.30 | 14, Saturday .. .. (148 710 
To »iwr> Hion Watkb at the subjoined places, lake the abovo time at London Bridge, 
and add or subtract the time In the following Table. 
• VUTft A 
cr mo* 
LONDON BMIDC 
ADO 
TO LONDON liniDOE. 
Brighton .... 
Harwich 
2 37 
Amsterdam 
.. II 53 
Humber, mth. 
llimlcigno 
. 2 41 
Ipwlch 
3 7 
Antwerp . . . 
. 2 IS 
of 
3 23 
Clic»ier Il»r 
. 3 37 
I.owcston 
M negate 
Necalcj 
3 37 
U 3 
I4r»l 
llridport . . 
Cherbourg . 
Land's End. , 
3 31 
0 10 
Cowc« 
4 88 
,. 5 33 
Plymouth . .. 
Dover Pier .. 
. 8 57 
0»tend 
1 IS 
Cork 
0 03 
IlUllliniv ... 
I'ortmiouth .. 
3 37 
Downs 
3 53 
GrnieMiid... 
. 0 37 
lUuugalo — 
3 47 
Ezoiouth .. 
4 33 
Greenock 
. 8 92 
Shoroham . . . 
3 63 
Fowcjr. ... 
. . 3 33 
Whitby 
1 3b 
Greenwich _ 
a 2" 
Southampton. 
3 27 
Guormoy .. 
Wlsbcach . . . 
5 33 
llavrv 
. 4 in 
Spit hcod 
4 37 
Hamburgh 
.. 3 63 
Youghal 
3 Oj 
CLUB MEETINGS, 1851. 
Oetoher 7. — Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. 
October 10. — Meeting of the Anglesey Club. 
October 10. — Meeting of the Royal London YacbtClub.at the Caledonian 
Hotel, Adclphi. 
Ifovcrnber 7 — Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, at the Club- 
house, Duke-street, 
November 8. — Meeting of the R.T. Y.C, 
Neu'ember 23. — Annual Dinner of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
December 1. — Monthly Meeting of the Prince of Wales Yacht Club. 
December 2. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Harwich Yaoht Club, 
December 6 . — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club. 
December 0. — Monthly Meeting of the London Model Yacht Club, at 
Anderton's. 
December C. — Weekly Meeting of the Lilley Club, at the Nell Gwynno, 
at 8 p.m. 
December 6. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, at the 
Bedford Hotel, Covent Garden. 
December IS. — Monthly Meeting of the Royal London Yacht Club. 
SAILING MATCHES AND CLUB REGATTAS, &c. 
October 7. — Avalon, Pearl, and other yachts of the Royal London Yacht 
Club, to start from IJlackwall Pier at 4 p.m.. conveying members to 
Erith, this being the day for the annual “ closing trip" and dinner at 
the Crown. Blue-eyed Maid, &c., will join company at Blackwall. 
October 1C. — Sailing Match of the London Model Yacht Club, on the 
Thames, between the 12ft. boats. 
ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.— Rtoe, Oct 5 
Yaciiw Cruisinq and about the Station, &c. — The Novice, A. 
Arcedreken, Esq. ; Wildfire, F. Thynne, Esq. ; Aurora, L. M. Thomas, 
Esq. ; Gem, Sir .1. B. Mill, Bart.; Vesta, Lord Newborough. The con- 
tinued fine weather still animate the yachtsmen to keep afloat. 
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. 
The monthly meeting took place on Wednesday evening. 
About twenty -five gentlemen sat down to dinner. J. Farmer 
Bailey, Esq., of the schooner yacht Czarina, with his accus- 
tomed liberality, presented a magnificent haunch of venison. 
About forty members were present at the meeting. The 
eleven gentlemen (as per circular) were unanimously elected. 
The chair was at first taken by the worthy treasurer, Cap- 
tain Wheeler, and afterwards by the gallant commodore, 
Lord A. Paget, M.P., who was looking admirably well, and 
in high spirits for the forthcoming campaign. There are 
already ten more candidates for ballot on Wednesday, 
November 1. 
The following notice of motion, by Harrison Chilton, Esq., 
of The Belvidere, was given for the November meeting : — 
“ That no shifting ballast, sliding keels, or other machinery, 
be allowed to be used by yachts sailing in the club matches.” 
LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB. 
The club met on Tuesday, in accordance with the follow- 
ing circular, at Anderton’s Hotel, 164, Fleet-street ; — 
“ Sir, — I beg to inform you that the next general monthly 
meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd, at eight o’clock 
precisely, when the following gentlemen will be balloted 
for : — 
Name. Address. Proposed by. Sec. by. 
Mr. A. Williams Belgrave-rd , Pimlico. .Hon. Sec A. Bennett. 
Mr. Jos. Hollingsworth, l 1 9 Edgeware-road . Vtce-Commod. E. Glbbins 
Mr. A. F. Jack. on 2, MiddloTemple-lane, Vice-Connnod., E. Gibbins 
Mr. Edward Coleman. . 1 IS, Fcnebureh-street, Vice-Comrnod., E. Gibbins 
“ Notice of motion by Mr. Luxton : ‘That in future tho 
club matches intended to be sailed on the Serpentine river do 
take place much earlier in the season than hitherto.’ 
“ The day for the closing trip of the season 1854 also will 
come under notice. — I have the honour to be, Sir, your very 
obedient servant, “ W. B. Crabb, Hon. Sec.” * 
‘‘September 29th, 1854." 
A large number of members were present, when the chair 
was taken by Commodore Tuckwell at eight o’clock, and 
Vice-Comuiodore Williams in the vice-chair. This was the 
ninety-fifth monthly meeting of the club. The notice of 
motion by Mr. Luxton was carried, as a recommendation to 
the Sailing Committee, which has, according to rule, the 
arrangement of such matters as that in question. It was 
next Resolved, — That the Closing Trip do take place on 
the Kith October, when a trial niatoh for a Bweepstakes will 
be sailed by the second-class yachts, of 12 feet (it is ex- 
pected that five or six will take their stations), the distance 
to be from Greenwich to Erith and buck. A notice of 
motion was given by the hon. secretary to the following 
effect : “ That a list of tho candidates for admission, and 
notice of the business intended for the then ensuing club 
meeting, be printed, about the middle of every month, and 
forwarded by post, during the current year, to those mem- 
bers (and to them only) who may have furnished the hon. 
secretary with twelve postage envelopes (with name aud 
address already written thereon), and also subscribed one 
shilling to the printing fund." In the courso of the evening, 
the commodore, owing to his many other avocations, an- 
nounced his intention to retire from office at the close of the 
year ; and expressed the hope that no member would, at the 
uext general meeting, again put him in nomination (the 
meeting in November being the time fixed upon in the Rules 
for the uomiuation of officers). 
The commodore having soon afterwards vacated the chair 
the vice-commodore came up to the head of the table, and 
songs aud toasts, bearing on the British successes in the East 
made it somewhat late before the members separated. 
Entry for the Race, Oct. 16. 
IVasp | Flying Cloud | Mary Anne. 
A fourth yacht is also entered, and at the Sailing Com- 
mittee Meeting on Monday next, two or three more will bo 
entered, if they can be fitted. The whole of these craft are 
ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB. 
The usual house dinner was provided for the members at 
the Marine Station on Tuesday evening last, Commodore 
Littledale presiding, surrounded by several of his officers 
and a good party of the members. Several of the smaller 
yachts were cruising about the river, although the larger 
vessels aro being dismantled for the winter months. After 
her Majesty’s health had been drunk with all due honours, 
the commodore very appropriately introduced that of “ The 
Army and Navy," who, iu conjunction with our galhmt allies, 
the French, have so gloriously distinguished themselves in 
the recent conflicts in the East. Business matters were com- 
menced shortly after eight p.m., and Mr. Charles Woodward 
was elected into the club. The members separated at a late 
hour, after spending one of the most pleasing meetings of the 
year. 
MARGATE REGATTA. 
This regatta came off on Thursday week. The wind blew 
a steady breeze from the N.W., which proved all that could 
be wished for the sailing matches. Upwards of 3,000 persons, 
says the Dover Chronicle, were on the pier and new landing- 
place during the day ; the fort, and every available place for 
a view, was crowded; and we may very fairly say, that alto- 
gether some 7,000 or 8,000 persons were congregated together. 
The committee had, through the courtesy of Col. Grant, been 
able to secure the services of the Dover garrison band. There 
was not so liberal a display of bunting as we have seen on 
former occasions. The prizes were displayed in a window of 
the Duke's Head, and there was a regatta concert and ball in 
the evening, ut the Assembly-rooms, which was well attended. 
The weather had been very fine, but at about six o’clock, and 
just as the boats were coming in in the concluding match, 
the rain poured down iu torrents. The committee, after the 
business of the day, dined together at the Duke’s Head, where 
Mr. Adam served up a most sumptuous repast. The weather 
fortunately clearing up, tho proceedings were adjourned to 
the Tivoli-gardens, which were crowded, where the prizes 
were delivered over to the successful competitors. The follow 
ing is a programme. The first match was between second-class 
luggers. 
The Hazard. Edward Parker White 1 
Pride of the Ocean, J. Twymun Red 2 
Good Intent, .1. Malpas . Yellow 3 
Tally-Ho, J. Harman . Blue 1 
Gentlemen s Match for a pair of silver oars. The following 
boats started ; — Miranda, Queen, Emily, and Alarms. There 
\vas a dispute respecting the winner of this match, but it was 
ultimately agreed by the committee that the silver oars 
should be awarded to Messrs. Young and Neame. 
Four-oared Galleys . — First prize, £‘7 ; second ditto, £3. 10s- 
third ditto, £1. 10s. ; 
Jenny Lind, G. Uilbort Yellow 1 
Eleanor, S. Penny • • Blue 2 
The Coquette, J. Jenkins Pink dls 
Saiimtj Match for Service Lutjejtrs . — First prize, £12 ; second 
ditto, £6; third ditto, £2. 
Nelson, J. Knight Yellow 1 
Champion (Ramsgate), S. Penny White 2 
Two others started, but were left to finish their course in the 
dark. This was the crack match of the day, created much 
interest, and wrb a well-contested one. The Nelson took the 
lead at starting, and gallantly kept it throughout the match, 
though a smaller boat than her antagonist, the Champion, 
whom she beat by forty seconds. 
Sprit-sail Boats . — First prize, £3; second ditto, £2; third 
ditto, £1; fourth ditto, 10s. 6d. This was contested for in 
two heats, by the following : — 
Sarah, E. Howland 1 1 
Queen, G. Dushell 2 2 
Lively, F. Fox 3 3 
Emily, S. Davies 1 
The Ladies' Cup was won by — Nottidge, Esq. 
Six-e/axcd Galleys. — First prize, £10; second ditto, £5.' 
third ditto, £2. This was rowed for iu two heats by the fol- 
lowing : — 
Ocean, Henry Rowe 1 
Mary Nelson, J. Cooke 2 
Victory, John Gilbert 3 
SIDMOUTH REGATTA. 
The aunual reguttu took place here on Monday week. Tin' 
day origiually fixed was the previous Wednesday, but owing 
to various causes it was postponed. In this instance the old 
proverb, that “ delays arc dangerous," was not verified, inas- 
much as tho weather on Monday was delightfully fine, and 
the town was filled with visitors. Another circumstance 
also contributed to add to the general gaiety. The last day 
for the inspection, for the present season, of Knowle Cottage, 
the property of T. L. Fish, Esq., was on Monday, and there 
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